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The 58-year-old added: "Everyone was saying 'don't be seen' and 'what if this doesn't last and you ruin your career?'"

Adding on, DeGeneres talked about representing the gay community. She said: "I don't feel a responsibility to any group of people for any reason, I feel a responsibility as a human being with a big platform to represent kindness and compassion and equality and that's got nothing to do with the fact that I happen to be gay."

"I don't wake up in the morning and go, 'I'm gay let's go'. It's obviously a big part of who I am to some people, but I care more about being a good person and opening minds to caring about one another," she added.